Crunchtime V5 Release Sets a New Standard for Restaurant Back Office

CrunchTime! V5 combines a powerful new suite of restaurant management tools engineered to drive transformational results across the enterprise.

February 20, 2014 Boston, MA – CrunchTime! Information Systems, the company known for setting the standard for strategic enterprise technology solutions for the restaurant, cruise, foodservice and hospitality industries, is once again raising the bar with V5, its next generation platform. In addition to a complete refresh of the user experience and mobility that will free staff from the back office, V5 combines a powerful new suite of tools engineered to drive transformational results across the enterprise.

V5 includes: CrunchTime! BizIQ™ – a powerful business intelligence tool, CrunchTime! TeamworX™ – a mobile-enabled employee self-service portal to support shift swapping, more efficient scheduling, and better team communications , and CrunchTime! Xchange™ – a vendor facing collaboration tool to facilitate complete automation of all aspects of your supply chain with full EDI capability. These new tools are seamlessly integrated with the CrunchTime platform and will create operational efficiencies that will drive more profits to the bottom line.

Some of V5’s many enhancements include:

• • New UX. A new, more graphical user experience that is fully configurable by user, allowing the team to navigate the entire application from a single screen.
  • New KPI Dashboards. Fully integrated dashboards that will ensure the strategic path for the success of a restaurant team is always right in front of them.
  • Mobile. Support of all major browsers to enable teams to leverage the mobile operating systems and devices provided by Apple, Android, and Microsoft.
  • Next-gen Business Intelligence. A fully integrated BI platform, complete with mobile support that will provide the freedom to create ad-hoc reports, dashboards, cubes, and alerts.
  • Staff Empowerment. New mobile collaboration tools including an innovative employee self-service portal that makes shift scheduling and swapping incredibly easy.
  • Vendor Collaboration. A vendor portal that will keep businesses connected to suppliers like never before.

“Our mission has always been about driving efficiencies across the hospitality industry while promoting a culture of accountability and problem solving. Everyone wins when your team is empowered with great tools and a clear strategic vision. CrunchTime V5 is a convergence of technology, mobility, and 20 years of lessons learned working with the industry’s most prominent brands. We are very excited about what the future holds for our community of users and appreciate the opportunity to collaborate more closely with them,“ said Bill Bellissimo, CEO of CrunchTime.

To learn more about CrunchTime! V5 and how it can help solve critical business problems, visit www.crunchtime.com for more information.

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About CrunchTime! Information Systems

CrunchTime! Information Systems is a leading provider of enterprise solutions for the hospitality industries. Since 1995, CrunchTime back office solutions have helped customers reduce food and beverage costs, drive labor efficiencies, and better manage the quality and consistency of their foodservice operations. CrunchTime’s customers include multi-unit restaurants, cruise lines, entertainment venues, hotels and foodservice management companies around the world. For more information, visit www.crunchtime.com.

CrunchTime! Media Contact

Paul Molinari, (617) 963-7719
pmolinari@crunchtime.com